POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Ira J. Krakower,
Rodney P. Jenks, Jr. and Seth L. Kaplan, signing
individually, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	prepare and execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as
an officer and/or director of Hexcel
Corporation (the "Company"), (a) Forms 3, 4,
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder, (b) Forms 144 in accordance with
Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, and (c)
any other forms or reports the undersigned may
be required to file, each in connection with
the undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or
disposition of securities of the Company; and

(2)	file such forms or reports with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and
any stock exchange or similar authority.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be
done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power or
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the Company unless either
revoked in writing by the undersigned or, as to
each of the attorneys-in-fact, until such time as
such attorney-in-fact ceases to be an employee of
Hexcel Corporation or one of its affiliates.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this
23rd day of March, 2006.


/s/ Joel S. Beckman
Joel S. Beckman